St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-26
A Young Man Well Known in Society
Leaves Several Creditors to Mourn
His Departure.
The City Lookup the Scene of Walk
0ut-Several Aldermen With
Records.
Many Matters Considered by the
COunciI--Grace Wade Not
Convicted.
A Big Blunder by the Western Union
ARRESTS For Cruelty to
Animals.
HE FLEW NIGH.
Another Dude Gone WrOng--Select
Society Circles Mourn n Loss.

Another Dude Gone WrOng..Select
Society Circles Mourn n Loss.
j. b. Colman, young man with a
dudesque air and a soft little mustache.
who came to Minneapolis about a year ago,
is missing. His winning ways and gall i'll
trOduced him into the society of the gilded
youth. and he flew high. becoming men,
Der of the Makwa Toboggan club. He
also joined the Lurline boat club
and generally conducted shimSelf as high
collared blood. He started what was
called the Minnesota Live Stock aSSocia
ton with country and city branches" the
purposes of which we've presumably to in
sure horses and cattle against the ills which
are caused by indigestion and overwork.
By means of some artiStically- printed circu-
lars. which set forth in rounded periods of
elegant dction the benefits of the
plan OF the insurance it is believed that
Colman caught good many of the farmers
by his little scheme, and by pocketng the
assessments and paying no losses. managed
to supply himself with considerable cash, by
the Use of which he kept up his end with the
boys, playing poker and having gay time
generally. He did not do any work with
the ''city branch" of his association,
so that it was some moths
city to look up the office of the Minnesota
Live Stock association which, was located
the Mackey-Legg block. About the time
few of them found the office Mr.. COlman
changed his quarters to Washington avenue
south. He kept his removal to himself and
rented lock box at the postoffice. where
he received his letters. Then the farmers
began to make inquiries as to his where
abouts and in the course of time
got around to the poStotfice, where
they undertook to turn Postmaster Ankeny
into general bureau of intelligence con-
corning Colman and his association. On
Monday two registered letters came for
Colman and he was required to receipt for
them. AS he was doing this he was told
quietly that the postmaster would like to
see him. Colman didn't look as though he
wanted to see the postmaster, but accepted
the invitation. Mr.. Ankeny asked him if
he was running a legitimate business,
and he responded in the affirma-
tive. The postmaster then said
that there would, of course, be no objection
to having the books of the association ex-
amined by a postoffice inspector who was
in the city. Colman acted as though he
was going to faint, and stammered out.
why, certainly not" The postmaster the
next day spoke to the inspector about the
matter and teegraphed to the postmaster
general for leave to retain Colman's mail.
The day following. Wednesday. the
inspector started out to look up
the books of the Minnesota Live
Stock association, but it was non est in
ventus. 1t has subsequently transpired
that Colman that day left the city, after
taking the pains to impose upon number
of personal friends by getting them to cash
a few checks for him latter banking hours,
you know"
In addition to these mementos of his resi-
dence in Minneapolis, Colman wrote letter
to the aged father and mother he had de-
ceived. couched in language of dramatic
and hySterical nature. of which the follow
ing is specimen:
l am victim of the awful games of
faro and poker. 1t has ruined us all. Who
would have thought it, being brought up as 1
have been, and having such good, Christian
parents. On, God! If 1 could be as was
when l came here just one year ago to-day.
l wish 1 might die, but l cannot kill myself. I
am going away to-day. My bad
heart aches so when l think of you. I am
certain when you know all it will almost
break your dear hearts. l go with very little
money. | don't know how I will make it 90.
but l do pr ay that l may change my course
of habits l will do so. God help me.
The Live Stock association which Col
man organized really had no backing.
Frank j. Mackey, Jr., was induced to put
$500 into it. and was elected president and
treasurer as a reward. Colnlan was secre-
tary, and was the entire association. His
fathers name appeared as vice president.
The amount of his defalcationS are esti-
mated at about $1,000.